Grace in Issaquena County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Grace Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Grace Mounds Marker (front)

Inscription. Of the five original mounds located on the eastern bank of Steele Bayou, only Mounds A and B survive. At 40 and 16 feet respectively, Mounds A and B were built using a technique called basket loading. Archaeological excavations found evidence of at least one structure associated with Mound A. Pottery and other artifacts indicate that Native Americans lived at Grace during the Coles Creek Period, as early as AD 850, but the mounds were built during the Mississippi Period, ca. AD 1200 - 1600.

Erected by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1200.

Location. 32° 59.357′ N, 90° 58.195′ W. Marker is in Grace, Mississippi, in Issaquena County. It is on Grace Road 0.3 miles west of State Highway 1, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grace MS 38745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hampton Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Jesse Crowell (approx. 4.9 miles away); In Remembrance (approx. 4.9 miles away); Carter Mounds (approx. 6.8 miles away); Anguilla Mound (approx. 7.6 miles away); Swan Lake Mounds (approx. 7.7 miles away); Unita Blackwell (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mont Helena (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Grace Mounds Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Grace Mounds Marker (back)

Grace Mounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Grace Mounds Marker

Grace Mounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

4. Grace Mounds

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.